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Letters'Patent No. 80,037, dated July 14,1868g-antedote July 6, 1868.

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Be it known that I, `BAKER VN AUSDALL, of Keokuk, in the county of Lee,.and State ofIowa, have inventeda new and useful Improvement in'Solesfor Boots and Shoes; andIdo hereby declare that the following is-a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which ivill'enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use they same, reference being had-to the accompanying plate of drawings, and tothe letterssof reference marked thereon, forming v part of this specification.

The present invention'consists in making the outside or wearing-sole o f a. boot or shoe'of wood, and in o. seriesl of sectionsror parts, from the ball of the foot to the back ofthe heel, whereby a dexble sole lis obtained.

In the accompanyingplate `of drawings my improvement in boot andsho'e-sroles is illustrated- Figurel being a. Vview of the Aunder-or treading-surface to a boot provided'withmy improved sole.V

Figure 2, a. sectionr taken in the plane of the line x z, iig, l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. 4

A, in the drawings, represents a boot or shoe,'made with a wooden lsole, B,1 applied to the outside Vof the ordinary leather sole, andmade in sectionsaor parts C, from the toe of the/sole to the heel. I

Having thus described myrinvention, I claim as nem-and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As a. new 'articlevof manufacture, a exible wooden 'boot-sole and heel, formed of independent `serti'ogls of wood riveted to the leather inner sole, as herein described, for the purpose specified.

The above specification of my invention-signed by me, thismseventeenth day of September, 1867.

l'BAKER vii-N AUSDALL.

Witnesses:

A. MILLER, H. 4VAN AUSDALL. 

